Page 28 of Alive and Kicking
We both turn wide eyes on her, making her lips roll in. “I’m guessing by the horrified looks on your faces that it’s never going to happen.”
“No.”
“Never.”
Nox and I deny the possibility instantly. The guys are like my brothers, I couldn’t possibly imagine ever doing that. Besides,the only person I want to kiss is Viv. Hell, she’s the only person I’ve ever wanted to kiss. Before her I was starting to wonder if I just didn’t feel attraction like other people.
Viv sighs. “Okay. I just thought maybe all the mmmmf books you were getting me were a hint you didn’t want to say aloud or something.”
I frown at her. I haven’t been pre-reading the books I’ve gotten her since the first one. Reading has never been something I really enjoy but I was happy to do it to make sure Viv’s first smutty book experience was the best it could be. Now I’m wondering if I should have kept reading every book because I have no idea what she’s talking about. “What’s mmmmf mean?” I ask.
Her brows go up and a pink flush covers her cheeks. “Umm… Well the books you get me are all Why Choose… So one girl and multiple guys… And on the back of them they have the relationship pairing using m’s and f’s to show the way the relationship works.” She stops talking and looks down at her feet as her face turns an even darker shade of red. “If the book is mfmm, then all the guys are just with the girl. If there’s more than one m before the f, like mmfm or mmmf, those m’s before the f… well, they like to umm…” She holds up both of her index fingers and makes an ‘x’ with them.
“They ‘x’? What does that mean?” I ask, while Nox starts to laugh, obviously understanding something I’m not.
Viv scratches her cheek and still refuses to make eye contact. “They like to cross swords,” Viv says quietly.
My brows go up at that. “I mean, I’ve never even touched a sword, but if you want I could see if Enzo could teach me. He seems like the kind of guy that would know how to handle a sword.”
Nox starts to laugh even harder as a look of pure disgust crosses Viv’s face. “Oh my god!” Nox gasps for air. “She’s not talking about actual swords.”
Viv lifts her hands to cover her cheeks like the redness hasn’t already spread down her neck and across her chest. But Nox’s words make me think for a moment.
Not talking about swords? She literally said they cross swords.
What else could that mean? I consider the conversation we just had very carefully. When it comes to me, my eyes widen. Ohhh. She meant that they’re involved sexually. My lips purse when I realize I offered to have my future wife’s cousin teach me how to fuck a man properly.
“I see.” I say slowly. “I didn’t realize when I picked them. I can make sure that I don’t pick any like that anymore if you want.”
“No!” Viv semi-shouts before lowering her voice and continuing, “I don’t dislike the books. It just seemed interesting. I’m honestly not sure if I would be able to refrain from stabbing you guys if you wanted to touch each other like that. You’re mine.”
“Okay.” I accept that without any complaint. I’m not comfortable with anyone but Viv touching me anyway.
The awkward silence that follows feels very loud as Nox turns back to finish up dinner. He went all out tonight, making one of our favorite meals. I love it when he makes spaghetti sauce from scratch, but it’s just so time-consuming and takes hours to cook on the stove. He must have started awhile ago, because he’s already filling up the pot for noodles with water and a hearty amount of salt. Whatever we don’t eat tonight get’s put in bags into the freezer so we can have it later.
Viv walks over to him and looks into the large pot of sauce. Without any prompting, Nox grabs a clean spoon and scoopsup some sauce, even blowing on it before offering it to Viv. The soft groan of appreciation she lets out sends a jolt straight to my groin.
“That’s really good,” Viv says like she’s surprised.
Nox smiles at her. “I was actually a little worried you wouldn’t like it. I know your family is Italian.”
Viv shakes her head. “No, this is amazing. Don’t tell my dad so, but this is better than our family recipe.”
Nox practically beams at that. He looks like he’s halfway between fainting and not believing her. Before he can say anything, Viv leans up onto her toes and presses a kiss to his cheek. “I’ve got some homework to take care of. Unless you need some help? I could just do it later.”
His smile is soft. “There’s not much to do besides cook the noodles. I’ll let you know when dinner is done.”
Viv and I head upstairs to get some homework done. I have some thumbnail sketches due next week so I might as well get started now.
By the time we get downstairs after Nox texted us the table is set, Sloane and Cain are already seated around it. And as Viv and I take our seats, Nox walks in from the kitchen and sets out a loaf of sliced Italian bread. I end up having to sit across from Viv, and I scowl at Sloane for taking the seat I usually do. Though I’m not able to keep up the anger with the plate full of spaghetti and meatballs in front of me.
It takes a lot of self control to wait for Nox to sit down before I dive into the food, and then it’s silent as we all eat. I barely evennotice the clatter of a utensil hitting the floor, but my eyes go up to briefly meet Viv’s as she says, “Oops.”
She pushes her chair back and disappears under the table. I put another bite into my mouth and pause as a hand runs up my thigh. Another joins the first, running up the other thigh and pausing at my waistband. Slowly, I suck the noodles into my mouth as fingers deftly unbutton and unzip my pants.
Somehow, nobody else seems to have noticed that Viv is still under the table. I bite back a groan when she pulls my cock free and gives it a few languid strokes. I’m not exactly sure what her plans are, but I’m totally for whatever she’s doing. I almost choke on my own saliva when the wet warmth of her mouth envelops me, my head falling forward to hide my expression. Maybe everyone will think I’m just praying or something.
When she takes me into her mouth deeper my toes curl inside my socks and I have to force myself to stay still to keep my hips from rolling. One hand drops to the table where I grip the edge tightly, and I’m practically vibrating in my seat as Viv speeds up, her suction increasing and making my eyes cross.
